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An NPR investigation finds that a new Justice Department hire compared the Jan. 6 riot prosecutions to the Holocaust, promoted conspiracy theories and called for defendants to receive reparations.

The Bandits are tied in the NLL Final with the Rush, with the series-decider to be played in Buffalo this Saturday; and large questions loom over Toronto, as the Maple Leafs get shelled in game seven and the Panthers end their season again.

Fears of an #Oscarssowhite redux go largely unfounded in this year's acting nominations, and the actress categories provided some real surprises. The battle for best picture will be fascinating.

Two bands, Los Angeles-based A House For Lions and Maine's The Mallett Brothers, add up what they've spent while asking you for money.

This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter talk about the Artie Awards Monday, June 9th at Asbury Hall on Delaware Avenue at 8 p.m. Amy Jakiel and Curtis Lovell return as hosts, along with Anthony Chase. Visit Anthony's blog theatertalkbuffalo.com for a complete list of nominations and visit babevillebuffalo.com/events/ for tickets. Anthony and Peter also enjoyed the strong cast in WOMEN LAUGHING ALONE EATING SALAD, currently up on the Alleyway stage. For 32 years (as of November 2024), Theater Talk has been appointment listening on BTPM NPR, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45am, 8:45am, and 5:45pm Fridays on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on btpm.org. NOTE: Theater listings are included with the podcast. As part of BTPM (Buffalo Toronto Public Media), their beat is primarily Buffalo theater, but Broadway, The Shaw Festival, The Stratford Festival, and Chautauqua are covered as are other relevant art forms for the stage, including ballet and opera

Testimony in the panel's hearings so far has shown the former White House counsel present at key points in the lead-up to Jan. 6 and on the day of the attack.

Reviewer Mark Jenkins reports on the latest cd release, "Keep a Secret," from the midwestern rock band Mysteries of Life. They're not your average classic-rock cover band...Jenkins discovers that the members have an unusual knack for producing catchy melodies of their own. (5:00) (IN S

Robert talks with the band 8 1/2 Souvenirs. They're a cosmopolitan swing band based in Austin, Texas. They play a few songs and talk with Robert about some of the influences behind it.

Rock critic Ken Tucker gives the band Dr. Dog a listen. The five-piece rock band from the suburbs of Philadelphia has cut three albums in a home studio. The latest is Easy Beat.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Evil Urges, the new album by the Kentucky indie-rock band My Morning Jacket. The band moves away from their Southern influences, instead using Manhattan as their muse for the album.